New York Renaissance Faire

[2] As of 2024, the fair runs on Saturdays and Sundays beginning in mid-August, plus Labor Day Monday.

[7] Several weeks after the faire ends, Hope & Gaiti introduced a Halloween-themed event called the Forest of Fear in 1993.

[11] In Fall 2019, News 12 ran a segment on Turn To Tara covering the allegedly hostile work environment.

News 12 obtained a leaked copy of the directors' daily discrepancy reports from the summer 2018 season.

The segment describes allegations from previous and present works that "sexual misconduct, performer in-fighting and substance abuse are rampant."

[12] In January 2020, News 12 again covered this issue, airing an interview with a former performer and manager who was responsible for a 30-person cast the summer of 2019.

Ann Alford as Queen Elizabeth I at the New York Renaissance Faire.